I grew up thinking bermuda was the king of warm season grass

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but my cows prefer crab and dallis grass to bermuda. I know that bermuda is much easier to make hay with, but I didn't know cows would completely eat crab grass to the ground when bermuda is knee high. What gives?

Crab grass is higher in protein; maybe that's it.
 
redangus":1mxi748b said:
but my cows prefer crab and dallis grass to bermuda. I know that bermuda is much easier to make hay with, but I didn't know cows would completely eat crab grass to the ground when bermuda is knee high. What gives?

Crab grass is higher in protein; maybe that's it.

Dallis and Crab are the premier grazing grasses down here.

Crab likes sand and Dallis like heavier soil but either will grow on both.

Especially the Dallis because it grows from March to November.

These grasses are much more palatable to grazing cows than any type bermuda, more so in late summer and Fall .

Protein is dependent on Nitrogen availability in the soil.
 

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